Car-rigging or draft appliance for railway-cars.



No. 708,4al. Patented sept. 2, |902.

s. H. JANSEN, necd.

E. 1. IANS'EN. lamutrixl CAB HIGGINS 0R DRAFT APPLIANCE FOR RAILWAY CARS.

(Application led Nov. 10, 1899.)

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E.'J. JANSEN, Executrix. CAR RIGGING 0H DRAFT APPLIANCE FUR RAILWAY CARS. (Application'led Nov. 10, 1899.)

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SYLVES'IER HURLBERT JANSEN, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK; EMILY J. JANSEN EXEOLITRIX OF SAID SYLVESTER I-'IURLBERT JANSEN, DECEASED.

CAR-HIGGINS OR DRAFT APPLlANCE'FOR RAILWAYECARS.

SPECFICATION forming part of Letters :Patent` No. 708,481, dated September '2, 1902. Application iledNoveinber 10, 1899. Serial No. 736,556. (No model."

[ L7/ whom, may concern:

Be it known that I, SYLvEsTER HURLBERT JANSEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at the cityof Buffalo, county of Erie, and

State of NewYork, have invented a new andv useful Oar-Rigging or Draft Appliance for Railway-Cars, not known or used,to my knowledge or belief, by others before my invention with my consent or allowance, of which the 1o following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in` the draft-plates together in such a manner' that any lateral strains received by either of the same are equally distributed between both, thereby increasing the strength and rigidity of the plates and rendering the same less liable to work loose.

In the accompanying drawings, consisting of two sheets, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of the improved rigging andthe adjacent portion ot' a car-body. Figp2 is a sectional top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a cross-section in line III III, Fig. l. Fig. ltis a perspective view of one of the draft-plates,

the adjacent draft-timber being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 5 is atop plan view of the draft-yoke. Fig. 6 is a side view ofthe same. 4o Fig. F.is a top plan view of the tie-frame of the draft-plates. Fig. 8 is a transverse section thereof in line VIII VIII, Fig. 7.

In the drawings corresponding parts are designated by similar reference-ijgures.

l designates the end sill of the car-body, 2 the center sills, and 3 the draft-timbers, secured to the under side of the center sills.

4 is the draw-bar, the front portion of which is supported by the usual carry-iron 5, and 6 5o is the draft yoke or loop, secured at its front and to the rear end of the draw-bar, preferablyA by vertical rivets 7, which pass through `the upper and lower members otl the yoke and the draw-bar and lips 8, formed at the front ends of said yoke members and interlocking with shoulders of the draw-bar, as shown in Figa-1. The yoke is provided between its ends with an upright integral web or cross-piece 9 and is stil'tened by longitudinal ribs or flanges 10.

Located in the front pocket or compartment of the draft-yoke (i are a pair of followerplates l1 and 12. between which the springs 13 and 14 are interposed, and located in the rear pocket or compartment of the yoke are a pair of similar follower-plates 15 and 1b', between which the springs 17 Aand 18 are arranged. The front follower-plate l 1 is adapted to abut against the rear end of the drawbar and the rear follower-'plate 16 against the closed rear end of the draft-yoke, while the intermediate follower-plates 12 and 15 abut against opposite sides ot' the web or cross-piece 9 of the yoke, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

19 19 designate the metallic draft plates or beams, secured to Lheinnersides of the drafttimbers and forming, with yoke (i, a housing, which incloses the draft and butter springs and their follower-plates. As shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the inner sides of the draft-timbers are mortised to receive the draft-plates and conine them against longitudinal displacement. The plates are firmly secured to these timbers by horizontal bolts or rivets 20 and y by vertical boils or rivets 21, which pass through the draft-timbers and through longitudinal flanges 22, which project outwardly Afrom the lower edges of the draft-plates and are preferably seated in recesses formed in the under sides of the draft-timbers to form a iushjoint, as shown in Fig. 3. By this construction the draft-plates are rigidly fastened to the draft-timbers. Formed in the faces of the opposing draft-plates 19 are pockets or recesses 23, which receive and guide the laterally-projecting portions of the follower-plates 1l, 12, 15, and 16, as shown in Fig. 2. Projecting inwardly from the faces ofthe draft-plates about midway between the abutments 24, which form the ends of the pockets 23, are bosses or projections 25, between which the front draft an d butter springs IOO i vosasi 13 and 14 are guided as the draw-bar moves in and out and which confine these springs against sidewise displacement, and-thereby prevent buckling ofthe same. The bosses or projections each comprise parallel end plates 25?, connected by a face-plate. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, each draft-plate is formed near its top with an inwardly-extending longitudinal dange 26, which hold the follower-plates against upward displacement. The follower-plates rest upon the longitudinal bars or, beams 27, which close the lower ends of the pockets 23 and which are secured to the lower ends or under sides of the abutments or bosses 24 of the draft-plates by vertical bolts 2S passing through holes 29, formed in side bosses. These bosses and the springconfining bosses 25 are preferably made hollow, as shown, to lighten the same. For the same reason the cross-piece i) of the yoke is made hollow'. Thesupporting-bars 27 are tied together at suitable intervals by cross-bars 30, which are arranged below the draft-yoke 6 and preferably cast integral with said bars. These bars, while serving as a support for the follower-plates, at the same time form, with the cross-bars 30, a strong rectangular tieframe,which rigidly binds the two draft-plates together. The lateral strains to which the draft-plates and draft-timbers are subjected when the car passes around a curve are by this construction shared by both plates and timbers, thereby enabling these members to effectually resist such strains without working loose and requiring frequent repairs.

It willv be observed that the two sets of springs 13, 14, 17, and 18 serve both as draft and buffer springs. Vthen the draw-bar is pulled outward, the front follower-plates 11 and 15 of the two sets of springs abut against the front ends of their respective pockets in the draft-plates, while the rear followerplates 12 and 16 approach said front plates and compress the springs. Vhen the drawbar is pushed inward, the rearfollower-plates 12 and 16 abut against the rear ends of their respective pockets in the draft-plates, while the front follower-plates 11 and'l approach said rear plates and compress the springs. This duplex arrangement of the draft and buffer springs renders the appliance more effective in action.

By my improved construction of the draftrigging the number of parts is reduced to a minimum, thus not only lessening the first cost of the device, but effecting a material saving in the cost of repairs, which increases in proportion to the number of parts liable to work loose or get ont of order. The parts can also be conveniently and quickly assembled. This is accomplished by passing the draft-yoke, springs, and follower-plates upwardly between the draft-plates and then securing the tie and supporting frame 27 30 to the under side of the draft-plates.

A further advantage of my construction is that it dispenses with the'usual tail-bolt, enabling the parts to be more easily assembled and avoiding weakening ofthe follower-plates by the openings which must be formed in the same when a tail-bolt is employed.

I claim as my invention- 1. In combination with the draft-timbers of a car, draft-plates secured to the inner sides of the draft-timbers, vertically-disposed abutments formed on the inner faces of the draft-plates, bosses formed with the inner faces of the draft-plates intermediately theeentral and end abutments, said bosses cornprising end plates connected by face-plates, follower-plates adapted to travel between the abutments and the ends of the bosses, springs between the follower-plates, bearing against the faces of the bosses whereby said springs are guided, a yoke slidable between the draftplates and having an intermediate crosspiece for confining the springs and followers and a draw-bar to which the yoke is attached' as and for the purpose described.

2. In combination with the draft-timbers of a car, draft-plates secured. to the inner sides ofthe draft-timbers, vertically-disposed abutments formed on the inner faces of the draft-plates intermediately the central and end abutments, said bosses comprising end plates connected by face-plates, followerplates adapted to travel between the abutments and the ends of the bosses, springs between the follower-plates, bearing against the faces of. the bosses whereby said springs are guided, a yoke slidable between the draftplates and having au intermediate crosspiece for coniining the springs and followers, a draw-bar to which the yoke is attached, bars bolted to the under edge of the drawplates, cross-bars connecting the longitudinal bars whereby the draft-timbers are connected, as and for the purpose described.

SYLVESTER HURLBERT JANSEN.

Witnesses:

ABRAM DURR, EMILY J. JANSEN. 

